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Adventures into Weird Worlds #12 cover
Cover: Bill Everett

Adventures into Weird Worlds #12

Nov 1952 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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"Find the Pin and Pick It Up" introduces a curious alien scout from an underground civilization sent to assess the surface world’s vulnerabilities—only to find that humans aren’t afraid of his fearsome appearance. Ed Winiarski handles both pencils and inks for the story, delivering a distinctive early Marvel look, while Bill Everett’s cover art captures the eerie, otherworldly tone with his signature dynamic style. A 10-cent comic from 1952, it’s a standout in the weird tales anthology series.

Contains 5 stories
Find the Pin and Pick It Up
6 pp
The Monster!
3 pp · Science Fiction

In "The Monster!" from *Adventures into Weird Worlds* #12 (1952), a towering being from a hidden underground society ventures to the surface with a mission: to find fear in humanity. But when he meets Jo and others, their calm indifference leaves him bewildered—his monstrous form means nothing to them.

Lost in the Graveyard
5 pp
Throw Another Coal on the Fire
4 pp
Missing... One Head
5 pp

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Raw (Good) $87
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,045*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $382*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $320*
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CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $277*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $233*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $221
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $190
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $164*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $146
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $105*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $91
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $69*
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Full credits

artist, inker Ed Winiarski
cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

Reprints

Reprinted in Journey into Unknown Worlds #29 (1954), Mystic #20 (1962), Amazing Stories of Suspense #7 (1963), Mystic #61 (1965), Spellbound #59 (1965), Spellbound #65 (1965), Weird Wonder Tales #1 (1973), Amazing Stories of Suspense #234 (1988), Crypt of Horror #31 (2016), Crypt of Horror #34 (2017), Crypt of Horror #36 (2018), Cryptology #4 (2025), Atlas Creator Collection #3 (2026), Amazing Stories of Suspense #80

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